Yes and no. When comparing electric cars with petrol and diesel cars, they are indeed safer for the environment and human health, as they emit almost no greenhouse gases and other pollutants while driving.

But at the same time, we must remember that the electricity they use is most often obtained from non-renewable sources. Therefore, if the place where the electric car moves remain clean and more or less safe, the negative consequences of driving it is transferred to the place where electricity is produced. If we look at the situation on a national scale in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, the whole country emits greenhouse gases equally, but not because of burning gasoline or diesel, but because of electricity generation.

This factor is influenced by where we take electricity. If a person charges an electric car from charging with energy from renewable sources, for example, has solar panels in his house, then this option will be much better for the environment.

The more renewable energy (wind, solar) is producing the more environmentally friendly electric cars will become.

The second thing that is usually criticized for electric cars is the recycling of batteries. Also, during the production of electric vehicles, factories emit both greenhouse gases and harmful pollutants, sometimes even more than during the production of a car with an internal combustion engine.

The third factor: when the car is driving, it lifts smoke and sand from the ground, which then settles in the human body in the form of fine particles and can lead to premature death due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Fine particles are mainly dust and smoke, and may also contain other harmful components. When a person breathes this often, not all particles leave the body, many of them settle in the blood vessels, and eventually, this leads to serious diseases. This is one of the reasons why people in cities die earlier than in rural areas.

This factor applies to both conventional cars and electric cars. Of course, the amount of emissions from burning diesel or gasoline is higher, but in this respect, electric cars are not entirely safe.

Social impact

Electric cars also have negative consequences from a social point of view:

• like all cars, electric cars knock people down and negatively affect road safety. They are almost silent, and this is one of the reasons why they can be even a little more dangerous than other cars in this sense;
• electric cars also need parking spaces in the city, increase congestion, overcrowding in the city, and take up space that could be used as a pedestrian or public transport.

Therefore, if a person really needs to use a car, the electric car will do less damage. But if there is no extreme need, it is better not to use it, and choose another mode of transport that will be more environmentally friendly.

What transport is safe for the environment

The best option for the environment and human health is to walk. If the distance is long, it is better to use a bicycle or gyro board, electric scooter, or other means of micro-mobility.

If a person cannot use such transport due to physical violations, it will be more environmentally friendly using public transport. It is better to prefer electric: tram, subway – than the one that creates emissions: minibus, bus.

If a person sometimes needs to transport some things or people, it is better to use car-sharing or a taxi. In this way, she uses a car that is already in the system, and one car per day can be used by 5 people, not one. This reduces both the number of cars and the load on the transport system.

Only if this option is not available or not suitable and you need to carry things or people who can not move on their own every day, then you can choose an electric car.

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Initially, Nissan was going to do it in partnership with E.On and Ovo Energy, but later the Japanese decided to start a new business on their own. Currently, Nissan offers a package installation of 6 solar batteries for $ 5,200, the same with a 4 kW battery pack will cost $ 10,300. This is slightly cheaper than similar Tesla offers. At the same time, Nissan hopes for the loyalty of its customers who bought Nissan Leaf cars. In addition to reducing the price of the “home kit” can install not new batteries, but those that have already been used in cars, but are good enough for a home energy storage.
In addition to “household batteries,” Nissan, again after Tesla, plans to develop a network of its own charging stations, thus creating a closed propietary ecosystem.
Recall that the installation of sets of solar panels and batteries is gaining increasing popularity in Europe, even in places where there are not so many suns. For example in the north of the UK, where the number of sunny days is relatively small, but in winter the light day lasts up to 16 hours, solar installations save up to 75% of electricity. And modern solar panels produce a noticeable amount of energy, even in cloudy weather.

Recall, California may be the first state in the US, where owners of new homes will be required to install solar panels at the construction stage. The popularity of green energy has led to a significant reduction in the cost of electricity production through renewable sources. Therefore, the transition to renewable energy will occur faster than planned by the state authorities. Half of electricity California will receive from “clean” sources by 2020.

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At present, there are about 900 recharging stations in which more than 5,500 chargers from Tesla are located.

According to the Elon Musk assurances, at each Supercharger station, solar panels will be installed to generate electricity and accumulators for its accumulation. Gradually all Tesla charging stations will be disconnected from the power grid.

In addition, the Supercharger network will continue to expand significantly – including in connection with the release of the “popular” electric car Tesla Model 3, which the company has already received half a million orders.

By the end of this year, the Supercharger network will be expanded by almost twice, the number of chargers will reach 10,000. So, for owners of electric vehicles every day, it will be easier to find recharging stations for their electric iron horses.

Also at the moment, Tesla Motors is wondering where to equip another three battery manufacturing plants in addition to the Gigafactory – and not even build a fifth venture.

Last year, Tesla Motors put more than 76,000 electric cars on the market, which, by contrast, is slightly lower than the 80,000 planned by them. The demand for their cars in the last quarter was particularly high.

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